“Frequently Asked Questions”

Why is Proofreading important?

Failure to identify mistakes can be both costly and embarrassing. Before you commit yourself and your document into print, e-mail or faxing to the outside world, allow GrammarProofing to save your time, money and credibility. Let your priority become our priority - and that is to find anything from simple spelling and grammatical errors to complicated errors in syntax, which will lead to a far superior document.

Our aim is to get your work polished to the point where it is errorless, clear, consistent and publishable. We will refine to your specifications and instructions, and return back to you on time. Documents containing grammatical errors and inconsistencies will confuse readers.

Dazzling graphics and animations entice your audience, but poorly written text will do nothing but let them down. Readers do not trust text that is full of inconsistencies. "GrammarProofing" will improve your documents fast, efficiently and specifically. What may be just a simple slip can undermine an entire sentence and the worst case scenario is that the reader will simply stop reading.

"Why do I need a proofreader?"

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"Spell Checkers...."

........faultlessly ensure words are spelt correctly. However, the English language has many words, such as ‘their / there’; ‘were / we’re’; ‘quite / quiet’, and many others that can confuse the writer. The Proofreaders task is to identify and replace these offending words whilst maintaining the style of the original text.

What is GrammarProofing?
We are a proofreading and editing service for busy individuals (like you) who want their reports, essays, documentation free of grammatical and factual errors, typing errors and inconsistencies before publication.
What if my material contains business or personally sensitive material?
GrammarProofing is committed to maintaining your privacy. Confidential material (in fact, ALL material) is treated with the utmost confidence. For further information and reassurance on confidentiality, please see our policy section.
What media formats do you work with?
Documents must be provided to us in an electronic format, we recommend using a word processing package such as Word or Adobe Acrobat for Doc and PDF files respectively. However we are happy to process ordinary TXT files also. Each job is unique so contact GrammarProofing in the first instance to discuss the best way to proceed.
What subjects does GrammarProofing specialise in?
GrammarProofing provides a general proofreading service that covers a wide variety of subject categories (including finance, government, ESL, marketing, reports, assessments). In the majority of cases customers simply require a fresh pair of eyes to check text for readability and structure. This is particularly important with the ever-widening use of the Internet and of course, English is widely acknowledged as the language of business and text must be easily understood by that wider audience.
Which currency are your prices based on?
Although quotes are given in Malaysian Ringgit, payments may be made through PayPal in the currency of your choice.
When is Payment required for the service?
Payment is required at the same time as the order is placed. Banks often take several days to process transfers but if you follow the details on the PAYMENT page, we will receive a notification from the bank and we can begin our work.
What are your prices based on?
Fees are based on a simple formula of Number of Words multiplied by the Package Rate. No hourly rate, no page rate, no-surprises. Every service page has an instant Quote Generator for your convenience.
How can I keep the costs down?
Forward planning. We appreciate that this is sometimes easier to say than it is to achieve. Consider having the first half of your project proofread while you are working on the remaining pages. The longer you give us to turnaround your work, the cheaper it is for you.

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I live in another country - Can I still use your service?

Absolutely. Grammarproofing.com are international in every way, thanks to the power of the internet. As long as you have a valid PayPal account you can use our services.

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